The Murtala Muhammed Airport Police
Command in Lagos has arrested a 45-year old man, Mr. Lawrence Agbe, for
allegedly being in possession of €1.25m (about N274m), suspected to be
fake currencies.
It was learnt that Agbe was on his way to Abuja before he was apprehended by the police.
The Commissioner of Police for the
command, Mr. Fredrick Lakanu, on Monday explained that Agbe was arrested
while boarding a flight at the international wing of the MMA in Lagos
en-route to Abuja.
Lakanu further explained that in the
course of police investigations, a search warrant was executed by a team
of detectives from the Domestic Airport Police Division to search the
suspect’s printing press in Agege, Lagos, where over 2,000 police
statement forms were recovered.
The CP said, “After further
interrogation, the suspect mentioned one Steve residing in Abuja as the
owner of the said €1.25m. But Steve is at large.”
Lakanu also added that the command had impounded over 30 motorcycles, popularly known as okada, adding that about 35 touts at various parts of the Lagos airport were apprehended.
He stated that those arrested had been charged to court for unlawful entry, touting and other similar offences.
He appealed to members of the public
for cooperation to checkmate the activities of undesirable elements at
airports across the country.
The Police Public Relations Officer, MMA
Police Command, Livinus Chukwuma, solicited the cooperation of the media
towards ensuring that touts and commercial motorcycle operators were
stopped from gaining entry into the airport.
Chukwuma, an Assistant Superintendent
of Police, stated that media practitioners had important roles to play
in tackling the menace of touts, commercial motorcyclists and other
illegal activities at airports.
In another development, employees of
the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria had been urged to remain
committed to the successful operations of the airports.
FAAN, in a statement, also announced
that the Maiduguri Airport, which was shut down due to activities of
terrorists, had been opened.
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